A South Korean film about a poor family of hustlers who find jobs with a wealthy family has won the top award at the Cannes Film Festival. It's the first Korean film to win the Palme d'Or.
Director Bong Joon-ho accepts the Palme d'Or award for the film 'Parasite' during the awards ceremony at the 72nd international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Saturday, May 25, 2019.
The win for “Parasite” marks the first Korean film to ever win the Palme. In the festival’s closing ceremony, jury president Alejandro Inarritu said the choice had been “unanimous” for the nine-person jury. It was the second straight Palme victory for an Asian director. Last year, the award went to Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda’s “Shoplifters.”
The festival’s second place award, the Grand Prize, went to French-Senegalese director Mati Diop’s “Atlantics.” Diop was the first black female director in competition at Cannes.Best actor went to Antonio Banderas for Pedro Almodovar’s “Pain and Glory,” while best actress was won by British actress Emily Beecham for “Little Joe.”
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